If you pay even a little attention to the world of climbing, you probably know this guy gets after it and excels in all realms of the sport – hard rock climbing, alpine terrain at elevation, and just being fast.

Absurdly fast.

Anyway, here’s a video showing Steck’s speed ascent of the north faces of the Eiger, Grandes Jorasses and Matterhorn. And this gives you something of a sense of how comfortable this guy is in big mountain terrain, in order to be able to move this fast.

There are many products that are in the global SCARPA collection that are not imported into North America. The Phantom Guide is very similar to the Phantom Ultra. The biggest difference between the two boots is the warmth… and the winter temps in North America tend to be much colder than in Europe, making the Phantom Guide a more appropriate boot for us North Americans.